Soraya Djermoun, our Algerian analyst, co-author of an essay written about the Qatari business model, will be in Paris to promote her publication. Here is the link to the Editor’s website : http://www.editions-harmattan.fr/index.asp?navig=catalogue&obj=livre&no=40212
Here is a brief descriptif in French : QATAR (isme) présentation (1)
You can contact Soraya at algeriananalyst@obgms.org.
We are pleased to announce that our GCC analyst, Romain Aby, has launched a paper.li as a weekly maritime press review today.
Here is the link : http://paper.li/abygeopolitique/1367483288
In September, the Observatory will be proposing a bi-annual scientific review proposing research and analysis regarding the principal geostrategic maritime issues of the Black, Gulf and Mediterranean Seas.
Should you wish to contribute to the publication, please send a short biography and your article of 35.000 signes to president@obgms.org. The deadline for receiving articles for the Fall issue will be July 1st.
This morning, the Ukrainian Ambassador in France, S.E. Oleksandr Kupchyshyn, received a small group of people at the Ukrainian embassy, where the Deputy Justice Minister, Inna Yemelyanova spoke of the reform of the judicial systema dn the status of judges; and the Deputy Attorney General, Renat Kuzmin spoke of the reforms to the penal code in 2012, which had existed since 1961 when Ukraine was a Soviet republic under Premier Krustchev.
S.E. Oleksandr Kupchyshyn receives Inna Yemelyanova and Renat Kuznin : Judiciary reforms in Ukraine
Thank you, Excellency, for this occasion to learn more about the admirable judicial and penal reforms that are taking place in Ukraine.
Here is the resumé of the conference in case you missed it : Table-ronde – La réforme judiciaire en Ukraine – Compte-rendu
Notre analyste GCC, Romain Aby a assisté à cette conférence pour nous.
Au cas où vous l’aurez manqué, voici le lien (http://www.defense.gouv.fr/das/la-delegation/evenements/seminaire-etudes-strategiques-8-avril-2013/les-interventions-a-consulter pour écouter les podcasts des présentations faites sur :
1) Les enjeux sécuritaires et maritimes du Golfe de Guinée
2) La politique spatiale des émergeants : les BRICs
3) Les enjeux sociologiques de la Défense : les réseaux sociaux et les forces armées
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Romain Aby, our GCC analyst, will be in charge of OBGMS’ Book Reviews.
Should you wish to have your book reviewed by our analysts, do contact Romain at gccanalyst@obgms.org. We can review books in Arabic, English, French, German, Russian, Turkish.
Did you watch the soccer game yesterday in which the PSG beat Montpellier 1-0 ?
Then you will be interested in knowing how Qatar has become a major player in Sports diplomacy. We invite you to read the following publication that our GCC Analyst, Romain Aby, contributed to : http://www.iris-france.org/docs/kfm_docs/docs/diplosport/20130325-diplomatie-sportive-du-qatar.pdf .
Contact Romain Aby : gccanalyst@obgms.org
The President attended a breakfast this morning, where Irina Gorina, Ukrainian Deputy and Economist, was the guest of honor at a debate hosted by Admiral Jean Dufourque of the National Defense Review and Emmanuel Dupuy of the Institute of Prospective; and Security in Europe and the European Center for a Modern Ukraine.
Mr Dupuy did a brief introduction and said that Ukraine needs time to join Europe and that process would probably take 20 years. He also asked the question : is Ukraine a Western “pivot” (axis) or an Eastern pivot ?
Mrs Gorina then went into a very long and detailed discussion (with consecutive translation) about the reforms that have been accomplished. “There have never been so many reforms as under President Yanukovich”, she said. She explained the reforms to the justice system, the penal code, the Electoral system, the tax system, and the distribution of funds to the 25 regions : 40% for the central government and 60% for the regions. She also spoke of a Council of Investors, with 14 different commissions; and also mentioned the contract with Shell for exploring shale gas.
At the end of her presentation, she said Ukraine is like a boat that is going against the current, that is waiting for the signal from a lighthouse, Europe, and hoping Europe will guide it home.
The Admiral then closed with several questions on Mrs Gorina’s home region of Kharkiv, about the investment climate, Ukraine’s relations with Russia and the advantages Ukraine has for attracting investors, and of course its relations with France specifically and with Europe in general.
For further reading on the subject, here is the EU annual progress report that just came out : http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/docs/2013_enp_pack/2013_progress_report_ukraine_en.pdf
Here is the article, written by Sébastien Couderc, that appeared in la Revue de Défense Nationale : http://www.calameo.com/read/00055811510c26798332d.
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